MCD, NDMC direct market associations in Delhi to take down saffron flags post Ram temple consecration

The MCD and the NDMC have issued directions to carefully take down the flags and banners with pictures of Lord Ram and Hanuman that have been put up to decorate Delhi streets

The MCD and the NDMC have issued directions to carefully take down the flags and banners with pictures of Lord Ram and Hanuman that have been put up to decorate Delhi streets to celebrate the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, an official said on January 24.

According to the Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI), an umbrella body of around 800 trade organisations in Delhi, 10 lakh flags were placed in 700 markets in the capital on the occasion of Ram Lalla 'pran pratishtha' ceremony.

The civic body has directed the officials to keep a check on flags, posters and banners bearing the pictures of Lord Ram and take them down to avoid them from falling down on the streets.

"We have directed all sanitation officers to keep a check on such posters/banners and dispose them off with dignity so as to ensure that no sentiments are hurt," an official of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) told PTI.

On being asked when is the process expected to be completed, the official said the work is being carried out with desired urgency.

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has also directed the market associations in their areas to remove the decorative items respectfully and dispose them as per protocols.

"We have directed the market associations to respectfully take down the flags and items that were put up by the market associations," the official said.